Aflac
1,039 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.6B invested in Aflac in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 328 increasing their positions, 424 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.
117% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $254M | Put options by funds: $117M
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 70
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,035 → 1,039 (+4)
1.63% less ownership
Funds ownership: 65.22% → 63.58% (-1.6%)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $26.7B → $24.6B (-$2.15B)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 328 | Existing positions reduced: 424
24% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 16 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$157M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$122M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$64.8M |
| 4 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$31M |
| 5 |
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
|
+$27.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$180M |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$142M |
| 3 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$85.4M |
| 4 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$72M |
| 5 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$66M |
AFL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
1,039 of the 4,574 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aflac (AFL) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $24.6B — down 8% from $26.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new AFL positions and 70 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 328 added to existing stakes and 424 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ninety One (UK), adding an estimated $157M. The largest seller was AQR Capital Management, cutting an estimated $180M.
- 1,039 institutional investors held Aflac (AFL) as of Q3 2019, up from 1,035 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $24.6B of Aflac stock for Q3 2019, down 8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 77 funds opened new Aflac positions in Q3 2019 and 70 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Aflac buyer in Q3 2019 was Ninety One (UK), an estimated $157M added.
- The largest Aflac seller in Q3 2019 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $180M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.